Reliability Manager

Manager, Reliability | Hamilton, ON | $130–$165K + Annual Bonus

FuzeHR is now hiring a Reliability Manager in Hamilton, Ontario! The successful candidate will be instrumental in driving Reliability and Continuous Improvement for company that boasts the number one spot in their industry, this is a critical hire for an incredibly successful, well-established, and always growing organization. If you've spent your career keeping complex plants running at peak performance and want to bring that expertise to a multi-site leadership role, this is the one.

What are the Perks?

• Highly competitive compensation: $130 – $165,000 base salary, based on skills and experience, plus an annual incentive bonus
• Real influence: You'll be a key member of site leadership teams across 4–5 sites, shaping reliability strategy at the regional level
• Industry-leading employer: Join a world-class organization with a strong safety and food safety culture
• Comprehensive benefits: Health and wellness plans, retirement contributions, and paid vacation and holidays
• Hamilton-based: Work from a central Southern Ontario hub with regular travel to your sites

What are the Responsibilities?

As Manager, Reliability, you'll be the go-to leader for equipment availability and asset performance across multiple sites. You'll partner with site leadership to find the gaps, build the improvement plans, and deliver measurable results across maintenance, reliability, and asset care. You'll also drive a reliability culture that sticks.

Day to day:

• Drive reliability strategy, performance, and continuous improvement across multiple sites
• Act as an agent of positive change, working alongside plant and maintenance leadership to refine, enhance, and improve reliability programs
• Identify asset care and reliability gaps, then build and execute tactical improvement plans
• Strengthen work management: planning, scheduling, and reduction of reactive maintenance
• Optimize preventive and predictive maintenance strategies using data analysis and reliability tools
• Lead root cause analysis and implement corrective actions that improve asset performance
• Support capital planning and reliability-focused project execution
• Optimize inventory and storeroom operations, including spare parts strategy and SAP data accuracy
• Track and report on downtime, maintenance costs, and equipment reliability
• Support outage planning, turnaround execution, and startup activities
• Coach and develop site teams to build reliability capability and culture
• Manage vendors and predictive maintenance service providers to ensure quality support
• Travel regularly (approximately 50%) to support sites and ensure alignment with corporate standards

What are the Requirements?

• 12+ years leading maintenance and reliability with industrial production facilities
• Strong experience with predictive maintenance technologies and reliability strategies
• Advanced knowledge of SAP Plant Maintenance and inventory management processes
• Proven ability to lead change, influence stakeholders, and improve performance across multiple sites
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, multi-site environment
• Willingness to travel approximately 50%
• A genuine commitment to safe food, food safety culture, and regulatory compliance

Bonus Points For:

• Prior regional reliability experience
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline
• Certifications in vibration analysis, infrared, oil analysis, or SMRP
• French language capability desirable, not required

Sound Interesting?

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